Education

‘Income Sharing Agreements’ Aim to Disrupt, Fill Gaps, in $1.7T Student Loan Industry
‘Income Sharing Agreements’ Aim to Disrupt, Fill Gaps, in $1.7T Student Loan Industry
April 08, 2022  |  Loans

The student loan industry is a $1.7 trillion mess. Defaults loom, staved off only by presidential decree (again). Tuitions rise at multiples of the inflation...

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Education Fund FinTech Kaleidoscope Raises $10M in Series A
Education Fund FinTech Kaleidoscope Raises $10M in Series A
April 04, 2022  |  Investments

Education-based philanthropy FinTech platform Kaleidoscope has raised $10 million in a Series A funding round for scaling the business and investing in a funds disbursement...

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Vemo Co-Founder Renée Mang Joins Stride
Vemo Co-Founder Renée Mang Joins Stride
April 04, 2022  |  Personnel

Vemo Education Co-founder Renée Mang has joined Stride Funding Inc as its vice president of operations as part of a larger expansion of the Stride...

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Apple Launches $50M Education Fund for Supply Chain Workers
Apple Launches $50M Education Fund for Supply Chain Workers
March 30, 2022  |  Apple

Apple is partnering with labor unions and education experts in a $50 million initiative to support workers across its supply chain. The iPhone maker’s Supplier...

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Visa, Council for Economic Education Team on Student Financial Knowledge
Visa, Council for Economic Education Team on Student Financial Knowledge
March 17, 2022  |  Personal Finance

Visa has joined forces with the Council for Economic Education (CEE) on FinEd50, a nationwide coalition of nonprofits, community leaders and corporate partners targeting increased...

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Flywire, Tribal Group Form Education Payment Partnership
Flywire, Tribal Group Form Education Payment Partnership
March 08, 2022  |  Partnerships

Boston-based global payments platform Flywire Corporation has formed a strategic partnership with education technology firm Tribal Group, according to a Tuesday (March 8) press release....

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Flywire Q4 Total Payments Volume Up 75% on Education, Healthcare, Travel Sector Growth
Flywire Q4 Total Payments Volume Up 75% on Education, Healthcare, Travel Sector Growth
March 02, 2022  |  Earnings

Flywire said its total payments volume in the fourth quarter surged 75% to $3.1 billion, underpinned by growth in cross-border and domestic transactions, and particular...

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Flywire, Adapt IT Digitize International Education Payments in South Africa
Flywire, Adapt IT Digitize International Education Payments in South Africa
February 23, 2022  |  Partnerships

Global payments platform Flywire Corporation on Wednesday (Feb. 23) integrated with Adapt IT Education, a division of Adapt IT Holdings Limited, to digitize cross-border education...

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Flywire, Ascensus Partner on College Savings Plans
Flywire, Ascensus Partner on College Savings Plans
February 08, 2022  |  Partnerships

Payments platform Flywire and savings facilitator Ascensus have joined forces to digitize and streamline tuition payments from 529 college savings plans to colleges and universities...

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